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50 really useful iPad 2 tips and tricks. An absolute gem of an article by John Brandon and Graham Barlow from MacLife on 30th March over at TechRadar. This is going to become my iPad manual from here on in. Customised iPads for all iPad 2 tips and original iPad tips - get 'em here! With great new features like two video cameras, a faster processor and a thinner design, the iPad 2 is the world's best tablet device. iPad 2 review It's also fully capable of running the latest version of Apple's iOS operating system and great apps like iMovie and GarageBand. 1.

iOS now supports folders. 2. Double-clicking the Home button shows you all the apps that are running on your iPad in a bar along the bottom of the screen. 3. The internet got mightily upset when Orientation Lock was replaced with Mute on the iPad during the last iOS update. 4. If you're carrying around sensitive data, you can now enable a feature that'll erase all the data on the device if someone inputs the incorrect passcode 10 times. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. How to Print from Your iPad: Printer and Printing Options. When you can, use your iPad to save money, paper and time by sending and processing documents electronically. For those times when a printout is required or desired, here are three options for dealing with printing from your iPad. Option One An AirPrint capable printer.

AirPrint is an Apple technology built into the iOS to support printing from the iPad. To print directly to a printer from the iPad, the printer itself must be AirPrint capable and on the same wireless network as your iPad. A number of printers from Brother, Canon, Epson, HP and Lexmark have this feature. Apple offers a list of models here. Option Two A program that connects to a printer through your computer.

Printopia (Mac Only) $19. AirPrint Activator (Mac Only) Fingerprint (Mac or Windows) $9. 100 Essential iPad Tips and Tricks. Change the way the default apps and the operating system behave, to make them suit your particular needs. You’ll also discover ways to squeeze more functionality out of the default apps. The guys over at tcgeeks.com have put together another great article on the iPad. Where many articles before have focused on the settings and technical aspects of getting the most from your iPad, this article is really about customising your ipad.

The iPad is an incredibly versatile device that can enhance your life in many different ways but all iPads behave identically when you first get them out of the box. That’s no reason for us to use our gadgets in the same way as everyone else. 01 Which Direction Am I Travelling In? When using the Maps app, you can see your current position on the map as a blue dot. 02 Share Your Location If you want to rendezvous with a friend, tap the ‘i’ icon by the pin that indicates your current location. 03 Drop a Pin 04 Get Bus Times 05 Instant Traffic Repport. How to choose an iPad Keyboard. This is a chapter excerpt from my iPad Productivity e-Book. This is not a review per se, but rather a guide with details around the various keyboard options for your iPad.

Chapter 1 – Bluetooth Keyboards I thought about buying a keyboard for a long time. I am fairly fast at typing on the iPad but there are still times that I would like to have a physical keyboard…to be able to feel the keys on my fingers. As with all things iPad, the decision on the right keyboard is not an easy one. At the other end of the spectrum are the minimal keyboards like the Logictech Ultrathin. As you can see, the decision to buy the right keyboard is not an easy one. The good news is that Best Buy is starting to carry a wide assortment of keyboards and does carry most if not all of the Logitech Options along with the Zaggs.

Another cool keyboard I have run across is the Brydge. Which one did I pick you ask? Ridiculously awesome iPad tips and tricks | Digital Crave - Yahoo! Think you know your Apple tablet inside and out? Oh, sure, you're well aware of double-tapping the Home screen to see all open apps, enabling iCloud to wirelessly sync content between devices and how to group apps into folders -- but there is a lot more to your beloved 9.7-inch iPad (from $499). And so the following is a handful of lesser-known tips and tricks to getting the most out of your iPad. If you have a few suggestions to share of your own, be sure to submit them in the Comments section below — so you get the credit for them. Split keyboard If you like to type while holding the iPad, simply press on the virtual keyboard with both thumbs and drag to each side of the tablet. You'll then see the keyboard split into two, grouping the left and right portions of the keyboard together near the corner of the screen.

Speak to me The new iPad doesn't have Siri — the powerful voice-activated "personal assistant" feature built into the iPhone 4S — but it does offer built-in voice dictation. The Complete List of iPad Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials. The Apple iPad is an amazing tablet, and to help you get the most out of it, we’ve put together a comprehensive list of every tip, trick, and tutorial for you. Read on for more. Note: This article was originally published earlier this year, but we’ve updated it with a real lot more content since then, so we’re republishing it for you. We’ll be keeping this page updated as we find more great articles, so you should bookmark this page for future reference. How to Maximize Your iPad’s Battery Life So you got yourself a shiny new Apple device, but you’re so addicted that the battery is running out way too soon—what you need is a couple of tips to keep your battery running for as long as possible, and we’ve got them here.

How to Maximize Battery Life on Your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch How to Lock the Screen on Your iPad with iOS 4.x How to Lock the Screen Orientation on Your iPad (with iOS 4.2) How to Pause an iPad App Install How to Force Reboot and Quit Apps Multitasking on the iPad iPadPeek. iPad Tips And Tricks | 100 Essential. Tips And Tricks For Saving Battery Life On Your iPhone And iPad. Good battery life is essential for a mobile device to succeed in the post-PC era, and Apple’s iOS devices continue to pack upgraded internals and improved battery technology into every product iteration. iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users can use a handful of tips and tricks for conserving precious battery on the go.

Many of the tips are pretty basic, but every little bit counts when you’re trying to make it through the day on one charge. Here’s a roundup of tips and tricks for saving battery life on your favorite iOS device: Turn Down Screen Brightness The general consensus is that you should keep your screen brightness under 30% for optimal battery performance. Depending on your situation and whether you’re using your iPad indoors or not, screen brightness can be adjusted accordingly.

You can turn it up or down in the General section of the Settings app. Disable Location Services Location Services lets your apps access your device’s GPS to provide location-aware results and ads. 8 Typing Tips for iPad and iPhone That Everyone Should Know and Use. Learning to type well on the touchscreen keyboards in iOS that we all use on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch can take some time.

To speed that process up and improve touch typing, here are a handful of great tips to make typing on iOS virtual keys much easier and faster. Some of these you’ll probably know and perhaps already use, and some you probably won’t, but all are very worthwhile to learn and master. 1. Access Special Characters Tapping and holding on many normal letters will reveal their special character versions instead. 2. iOS lets you set shortcuts to automatically expand to larger blocks of text or words.

Open Settings and tap “General” followed by “Keyboard”Tap “Add New Shortcut” and enter the full phrase and then the shortcut, followed by “Save” 3. Unlike a traditional keyboard, the iOS virtual keyboards are very forgiving. 4. This is a sequence that makes typing in iOS so much easier that it should be required learning for all iPhone and iPad users. Tap and hold on the “.? Classroom iPod touches & iPads: Dos and Don'ts.

Do delete content. Since you are mirroring the computer's iTunes Library onto the iPods, deleting items from iTunes will delete them from the iPods. After you no longer have a need for a podcast, video, or audiobook, delete it so it is not taking up room and cluttering up the iPods. Chances are you want to use this content with a future class. If it's something you will use again, drag and drop it into a folder on your desktop. Do configure the Music app for easy access to playlists and podcasts.

10 iPad Tips for Teachers. Transfer Music from iPhone, iPod, or iPad to a Computer. Everyone knows how easy it is to get music onto an iPod, iPhone, or iPad with the help of iTunes, but have you ever tried to get music off an iPod or iPhone and onto a new computer? As it turns out, transferring music from an iOS device and to a new or different computer isn’t a feature that is supported in iTunes. Nonetheless it’s easy to do on your own, and we’ll walk you through exactly how to copy all your music from a device and back to a computer. The end result?

The entire music library copied from an iOS device to a computer, ready for iTunes or whatever other media player you want to use. Let’s begin! Transfer Music from iPhone, iPod, or iPad to iTunes on a Computer for Free This process will copy all music from the device to a Mac or Windows PC: Quit iExplorer when finished When finished all music will have been successfully copied from the iOS device to the Mac or PC, all while maintaining the music stored on the iPod/iPhone as well. Importing the Copied Music into iTunes. 6 Ways To Reduce Neck Pain While Using An iPad. Added by Jeff Dunn on 2012-10-15 Bending your neck to look at your tablet or computer screen is nothing new to teachers, students, admins, and pretty much everyone.

But what about prolonged usage? It’s been hard to know until now. A study by the Harvard School of Public Health sheds some light on the right and wrong way you should be physically positioned during tablet use . 6 Quick Tips When using an iPad or tablet: Use a case that positions the device at a comfortable viewing angle Take a break every 15 minutes Routinely shift hands and weight; stand up if seated, or sit down if standing When using a laptop or desktop computer, follow the same tips for a tablet plus: Use an external keyboard Keep shoulders relaxed and elbows close to the body Keep hands, wrists, forearms, and thighs parallel to the floor Key Takeaways of the Study The Apple Smart Cover doesn’t actually help.

Comments are closed. How To Save Images in the iPad Safari and Mail Apps. Here’s another basic but very handy tip for those of you who are new to the iPad. You may often receive a photo in an email that you want to save and keep on your iPad – or spot an image in a web site that you’d like to save. It’s very easy to do this on the iPad – hit the lovely little read more link to see how … To Save an Image in an email, within the iPad’s Mail Application – Tap and hold the image within the email. A dialog will pop up with two options – Save Image and Copy. Save Image will save it to the Saved Photos album in the Photos app.

To Save an Image on a Web Page in the iPad Safari Application – Same as above really. It’s as easy as that. The following two tabs change content below. Founder and Editor in Chief of iPad Insight. How to Open Zip File and Email Attachment on iPhone and iPad. It’s uncommon you receive email with an attachment in zip format. Or you want to download a zip file while browsing the web. The built-in Mail app or Safari browser, however, is not capable to unzip the compressed file. So how can you open a zip file on iPhone or iPad? If you’ve purchased GoodReader or Air Sharing, both apps already come with the zip feature to uncompress any zip files or email attachment. Both apps are great but they’re not free apps. Open Email Attachment in Zip Format You can grab the app from App Store via this direct iTunes link. Open Zip File in Safari Winzip also works in mobile Safari browser.

Not only it can unzip the archive file, the app lets you view the contained documents in the following formats: Winzip app is a great add-on for your iPhone and iPad. About Simon Ng Founder, developer and chief blogger of simonblog.com. 10 Things You Never Knew You Could Do On Your iPad — Apple News, Tips and Reviews.